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The mission of the Global Mayors' Forum is to bridge cultural differences and help cities

around the world work together to achieve sustainable urban development. It is a nongovernmental biennial world event with a shifting venue.

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Dear Readers,

Welcoming this beautiful May makes me think of a line from Spring Travels, a poem

by Wang Ya of the Tang Dynasty: “Apricot trees and riverside, the newly opened

night wind”. Driving by the Miju River or walking with our friends along Cihu Lake, we

can see that spring is adorning the Erhu Lake like poetry and painting. We feel the

vitality of the harmony between humans and nature from each city. This is helping us

focus on how to build a more inclusive city, building a home which that is pro-poor,

inclusive, equitable, and rejects gender, race or other kinds of discrimination.

Sincerely.

Secretary General：

Global Mayors Forum Secretariat

March 27, 2015

India's ambitious Aadhaar Initiative aims to provide every citizen with a unique

identication number, as a foundation for equitable urban development. In 2004, the

Indonesian government passed a law requiring that participatory public meetings must

involve the community in urban planning decisions. In our “Cover Story” Mumbai,

Nairobi, Jakarta, Dhaka and Mexico City are focusing on how to design a more

inclusive. The Bangladesh government's Hatirjheel Project, a wetland revitalization

project in the middle of Dhaka to improve ood control, offer recreation and improve

transportation through road and bridge construction was completed in 2013.

In the “Dialogue to global mayor” column, we received the article of Aalorg,

Denmark. Over the last couple of years, Aalborg has been in the process of

becoming a smart city. In merging new technologies, society and citizens, the

municipality wishes to further develop a sustainable, innovative, and attractive

Aalborg. This will be done by building on the already existing strategies and tools,

and where new products, new ways of living, and new service solutions, creates

local employment and competitive advantages for businesses, and where citizens

are involved in the development of projects and solutions.

an important lens through which to examine energy policy and prioritizing clean energy.

A World Bank workshop on exclusion in cities is proled in the “Green footprint”. “Social

inclusion is more than just democracy or economics. It's about how a city treats its poor,

how it works with marginalized groups, and how it involves the excluded.” noted Diana

Mitilin, an economist and social development specialist at the International Institute for

Environment and Development.

“Sustainable practice zones” tells us about the green corridor of New Orleans. As one of

the rst revitalization projects since the devastation of 2005's Hurricane Katrina, the 3.1-

mile linear Latte Greenway will become a vibrant, multi-modal transportation corridor

linking residents to the heart of New Orleans, Louisiana.

The other article which is written by the mayor of New Jersey city, United State of

America. It illustrates the affordable housing means bringing income diversity to

neighborhoods, rather than isolating communities from one another. It's important that all

residents, including working families, enjoy the opportunity to live throughout city

neighborhoods.

Socially equitable development is one of the three pillars of sustainability, and is vital to

creating a shared, sustainable urban future. The challenges posed by the pace and scale

of contemporary urbanization require us to invest in infrastructure, development, and

political processes that promote inclusivity, and a pro-poor, gender, and youth sensitive

agenda.

In “Open Dialogue”, we see how in Africa, women bear the brunt of lack of access to clean

energy. Households in rural Africa rely on inferior biomass fuels as energy sources for

their homes and women are the main managers of household energy. Gender becomes

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Participatory Development Schemes

How Biometric Databases and

Create Inclusive Cities

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HATIR
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San Andrés Totoltepec FOSOVI

? In Mumbai, Nairobi, Jakarta, Dhaka and Mexico City are focusing on how to design city

to be more inclusive.

? India's ambitious Aadhaar Initiative aims to provide every citizen with a unique

identication number, to foundational basics rooted in equitable urban development.

? In 2004, the Indonesian government passed a law requiring that participatory public

meetings must be used to involve the community in urban planning decisions. This bottomup approach, called the Council Meeting Development Plan, is used from village-level

governments all the way up to the national government.

? The Bangladesh government planned an ambitious environmental sustainability

initiative called the Hatir Jheel Project. It also includes building more roads and new

housing. It completed in 2013 and successfully transformed the area into a beautiful area.

? In Mexico, the town of San Andrés Totoltepec has been part of an urban planning by the

Social Fund for Housing (FOSOVI). This organization uses participatory action research in

order to give excluded communities a voice in public policy.

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In cities around the world, the question

of who leads the urban planning process,

and how it is conducted, is central to the

c r e a t i o n o f j u s t c i t i e s . We a s k e d

URB.im's bureau chiefs in Mumbai,

Nairobi, Jakarta, Dhaka and Mexico City

to focus on how to design city planning

ins trument s to be more inc lus i ve.

E x a m p l e s t h e y m e n t i o n i n c l u d e

b i o m e tri c d a t a b a s e s , g o v e r n m e n t

programs led by promising newly elected

ofcials, and participatory development

schemes. Read on to learn more about

successful -- and inclusive -- urban

planning and then join the discussion on

URB.im.

India's ambitious Aadhaar Initiative aims

to provide every citizen with a unique

identication number, with the potential

to return city planning to foundational

b a s i c s r o o t e d i n e q u i t a b l e u r b a n

development. Every day, nearly 40,000

new registrants hand over biometric data

to government database registration

centers. With this wealth of information,

the Aadhaar program hopes to improve

a c c e s s t o t h e c o u n t r y ' s p u b l i c

d i s tri b u t i o n s y s t e m a n d e l i m i n a t e

corruption by giving millions of poor

people a simple but, until now, elusive

ofcial identity. These unique identities

help planners better understand who

lives in urban areas, and also provide a

channel through which the government

can deliver welfare services and link

people to formal banking institutions.

Dr. Evans Kidero, winner of the newly

created Gubernatorial seat of Nairobi

County, has promised to tackle the

m a j o r i t y o f t h e c i t y ' s p l a n n i n g ,

infrastructure and security problems

head-on. In his inaugural address, Dr.

Kidero unveiled a seven-point plan with

which he intends to bring Nairobi to the

s t a t u s o f a Wo r l d C l a s s A f r i c a n

Metropolis. He highlighted a desire to

a d d r e s s t h e d e s p e r a t e w a s t e

m a n a g e m e n t s i t u a t i o n t h e c i t y i s

currently facing, and also promised to

focus on infrastructure development,

public transportation and to replace

informal settlements with low-cost

housing. Dr. Kidero has also pledged to

ensure proper management of city

resources and has attempted to limit

nancial waste by addressing corruption

w i t h i n N a i r o b i ' s c i t y p l a n n i n g

infrastructure. As the rst Governor of

Nairobi County, he is in a unique position

to promote efciency and equitable

distribution of resources to all urban

citizens.

In 2004, the Indonesian government

passed a law requiring that participatory

public meetings must be used to involve

t h e c o m m u n i t y i n u r b a n p l a n n i n g

decisions. This bottom-up approach,

called the Council Meeting Development

P l a n , i s u s e d f r o m v i l l a g e - l e v e l

governments all the way up to the

national government. Although the

system faces challenges like low levels

of participation and lack of transparency,

organizations like Seknas Fitra and

Kemitraan are working to ensure that

citizens' opinions are heard and acted

upon. Seknas Fitra focuses on budget

transparency and open information

issues, while Kemitraan works with the

Indonesian House of Representatives to

improve its representation capacity and

its ability to listen to the voices of

constituents.

n response to the difcult and oodprone living conditions faced by Dhaka's

poores t res ident s , the Bangladesh

g o v e r n m e n t p l a n n e d a n a m b i ti o u s

environmental sustainability initiative

called the Hatir Jheel Project. The Hatir

J h e e l c a n a l a r e a h a d b e e n

environmentally damaged by the large

amount of waste dumped into the canal

a n d b y t h e f o r m a l a n d i n f o r m a l

settlements that had sprng up around it.

The government has been collaborating

with local agencies to develop a plan for

reconstructing and improving the Hatir

Jheel area, as wel l as inc reas ing

connectivity with other areas of the city.

The project also includes restructuring

the canal and building more roads and

new housing. It was completed in early

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2013 and has successfully transformed the area into a beautiful, environment-friendly location for both rich and poor residents.

In Mexico, the town of San Andrés Totoltepec has been part of an urban planning methodology implemented by the Social Fund for Housing (FOSOVI). This organization uses

participatory action research -- a tool that links reection, dialogue and the knowledge of all stakeholders involved -- in order to give excluded communities a voice in public policy. For

FOSOVI, participatory urban planning is a process in which decisions are shared, outcomes are agreed upon democratically, and decisions are put into practice collectively. As a result of

this inclusive methodology, a bill was successfully drafted for the rehabilitation of part of the community's historic downtown.

Cities across the Global South are developing instruments of urban planning that increase community participation in decision-making and streamline the implementation of muchneeded services and improvements. Learn more about these solutions and then share your thoughts on URB.im.

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AALBORG

By Thomas Kastrup-Larsen, Mayor of Aalborg Municipality, Denmark

作者：丹麦奥尔堡市市政

Over the last couple of years, Aalborg has been in the process of becoming a smart

city. In merging new technologies, society and citizens, the municipality wishes to

further develop a sustainable, innovative, and attractive Aalborg. This will be done

by building on the already existing strategies and tools, and where new products,

new ways of living, and new service solutions, creates local employment and

competitive advantages for businesses, and where citizens are involved in the

development of projects and solutions.

Thomas Kastrup-Larsen

In Aalborg, some projects of sustainable are being advocated. The sustainability

strategy incorporates a focus, that over the last couple of years has become an

instrumental factor in transitioning our municipality towards sustainability, namely

that of co-creation. In addition, the Aalborg Sustainability Festival started out as a

platform for communicating the municipality's own sustainable projects to the public

at the beginning , but the idea quickly grew into something bigger. And then, the

green agent is an initiative to lessen the difculties of being a sustainable citizen, in

other words, to make it easier for the citizens to be green.

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Co-creation as a driver for development

By the end of 2015, the City Council of Aalborg will be presenting its sustainability

strategy for the period 2016-2019. It will be the result of over a year of dedicated

work with contributions from all areas within the municipality. The strategy represents

the holistic approach to sustainability which has been a part of the city's DNA for

decades. Ever since the birth of the Aalborg Charter in 1994, sustainability – in its

broadest sense – has been high on the agenda in Aalborg. Our international focus

has not dwindled since 1994. In 2004 the Aalborg Commitments were introduced and

showed cities how they could turn good intentions into proper action. Both documents

were pivotal milestones in the European Sustainable Cities & Towns Campaign, and

the process they are a part of continues today on the European Platform for Sustainability,

www.sustainablecities.eu. The platform is a gateway into the many different schemes

that exists on the European scene presently, but it also serves as a place where

cities can share their best practices or get inspired by other cities.

Civic participation and co-creation is realized by developing attractive frameworks

for participation with a wide scope for human learning, social life,health,sustainability,

and welfare.Together with our citizens, we want to develop communities that motivate

civic engagement and activate experiences in order to create the best opportunities

to live happy, healthy and sustainable lives. A sustainable green transition requires

that citizens both feel a real sense of having inuence on their own lives as well as

responsibility for their own welfare and health.

Co-creation as a driver for development

The forthcoming sustainability strategy in Aalborg is both ambitious and smart. It

incorporates a focus, that over the last couple of years has become an instrumental

factor in transitioning our municipality towards sustainability, namely that of cocreation. In 2013 the City council decided to create a Center for Green Transition

with the purpose of initiating and supporting sustainable transitional projects in close

cooperation with external partners.

Sustainability, welfare measures, education, rehabilitation, care, and human wellbeing, are best addressed where the citizens' own experiences, resources and

aspirations for the future interact with local opportunities. Citizens have to become

active participants and co-owners of projects and initiatives. In cooperation with

citizens, Aalborg creates unity and coherence across sectors, with the focus on

raising the quality of life in the form of trust, justice and cooperation.

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As mentioned, this is not a new way of thinking in Aalborg. In 2013 the City council

decided to create a Center for Green Transition with the purpose of initiating and

supporting sustainable transitional projects in close cooperation with external partners.

One example of a project within the Center is the Network for Sustainable Business

Development, which is a project about moving the local industry in a more sustainable

direction, through innovative projects, business strategies, partnerships, etc. The

project partners consist of two municipalities (Aalborg and Hjoerring), Aalborg University,

a local energy company, and local business departments. The project is very successful

and so far, more than 80 local businesses partake in the project.

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Center for Green Transition

Aalborg Sustainability Festival

One of the rst projects to be born in the Center was Aalborg Sustainability Festival.

The festival started out as a platform for communicating the municipality's own sustainable

projects to the public, but the idea quickly grew into something bigger. The main purpose

of the Sustainability Festival is to highlight and promote projects and activities that

have a sustainable scope. How it differs from other sustainability festivals is that it

depends on a broad cooperation across sectors. In short, the municipality makes the

city and its spaces available for citizens, associations and organizations, so that

they can display their projects and initiatives to other citizens. The municipality plays

a coordinating role logistically and communicatively. But the content - and hence

direction of the festival - depends entirely on the many actors involved. In its rst

year (2013) around 50 events took place in the festival week and during the festival

in 2014 more than 75 events took place. An important aspect of the approach taken

is that within the cooperation of the festival, new projects, partnerships and networks

emerge, further promoting the smart and sustainable agenda.

A Green Agent

A common challenge local governments face in relation to greening cities, is to reach

the citizens where they are and where they live, and to collaborate with them. Local

governments struggle to convince citizens about why they should be concerned with

the sustainability, and this often results in a ”do what we say” mind-set. However, this

only alienates citizens more from their local government. Additionally, citizens' projects

might not reach their full potential because of the lack of information regarding where

or who to ask for help. This might result in knowledge being lost. Therefore, Aalborg, as

the rst municipality in Denmark, recently hired a green agent.

The green agent is an initiative to lessen the difculties of being a sustainable

citizen, in other words, to make it easier for the citizens to be green. The idea of the

green agent is that it is a way to secure active communication regarding projects and

that the necessary knowledge is provided. The green agent is also a way to secure

lasting projects and to anchor projects in communities so the sustainable progress

will continue.

A key factor in relation to the introduction of the green agent is to facilitate equal

partnerships between the municipality and the citizens to ensure that Aalborg

citizens are able to transform their ideas into practice.

The green agent's job is to advice citizens and to facilitate projects that have a

sustainable scope. The agent's job is also to establish a forum where like-minded

can meet. The green agent therefore functions as the link between the two entities;

local government and citizens. The same applies for the Center for Green Transition

to which the green agent is afliated.

In Aalborg, we are developing a sustainable municipality not only for our citizens, but

with our citizens. This is, as we see it, the truly smart way.

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GROW, NEW URBANISM

MUST BE INCLUSIVE

Steven Fulop

Affordable housing means bringing income diversity to neighborhoods, rather than

isolating communities from one another. It's important that all residents, including

working families, enjoy the opportunity to live throughout city neighborhoods. The

High-rise apartments are now recognized as integral to community living. In Jersey

City, for instance, we created an Affordable Housing Trust Fund policy that

establishes criteria，to build affordable housing. It awards points for projects based

on certain criteria, More points are awarded to those projects that are to be built in

areas. that lack affordable housing. The policy is working as projects are in many

City neighborhoods that include affordable units for both sale and rent.

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Mention affordable housing and too often it conjures up the thought of failed housing

programs from the '50s and '60s. Not only does this y in the face of reality of what's

happening in our cities today but it does a disservice to the residents of recently built

affordable homes. Simply stated, affordable housing means bringing income diversity

to neighborhoods, rather than isolating communities from one another.

, argues the way cities are built powerfully inuences moods

and behavior and, done correctly, will lead to happier lives.

And in rebuilding our cities, they must be not just for the wealthy but for working

families as well. This new urbanism must be inclusive. That's why developing

policies to ensure economically diverse neighborhoods is so important. In Jersey

City, for instance, we created an Affordable Housing Trust Fund policy that

establishes criteria for and incentivizes the development of affordable housing

throughout Jersey City, particularly in areas where affordable housing has been

under-developed.

Traditionally, affordable housing was something that was only built in certain areas --

typically less desirable -- of most cities. However, it's important that all residents,

including working families, enjoy the opportunity to live throughout city neighborhoods.

Let's remember, cities across the country have reversed decades of population

decline and are now growing. Once places people couldn't wait to leave, cities are

now where more and more people want to live, work, and play. This isn't an accident.

The high-rise apartments and closely located brownstones that represent many

American cities are now recognized as integral to community living.

What's more, long drives from remote suburbs to ofces in cities have taken a toll on

commuters. Urban dwellers are nding there is a correlation between shorter

commutes and happiness, and this realization is helping to make cities across the

United States a focus for growth.

Populations in cities have reversed decades of loss by growing in the last 10 years.

Coming out of the Great Recession, the number of urban residents has rapidly

increased. And these residents are likely to have a better of quality of life. In fact, a

recent book by Charles Montgomery,

The new policy also creates an independent project application checklist and review

committee for the distribution of funds, thereby ensuring a transparent process. The

checklist for funding to build affordable housing awards points for projects based on

certain criteria, such as location, project readiness, diversity in ownership or

management, and the developer's ability to engage minority-owned businesses. More

points are awarded to those projects that are to be built in areas where affordable

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to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund.

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The policy is working as projects are underway in many City neighborhoods that include affordable units -- for both sale and rent.

Still, more must be done to create better texture through income diversity in our cities. There's no denying that affordable housing policies can be controversial where powerful interests

debate one another. But there can be no denying the upswing in urban living must be inclusive. The social fabric of our cities is a major part of building a Happy City.

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UNDP LAUNCHES CHINESE E-BOOK ON WORKING

WITH CIVIL SOCIETY IN FOREIGN AID

The e-book Working with Civil Society in Foreign Aid originally published in English in 2013,

the e-book looks closely at the potential for civil society organisations (CSOs) in developing

countries to engage in South-South cooperation (SSC). Partnerships between governments

and CSOs have the potential to enrich South-South cooperation for development by

broadening and deepening reach. However, for governments, effective relationships with

CSOs will require the establishment of explicit areas of common purpose and objectives.

And now there is a workshop provided an opportunity for participants to discuss how

governments and CSOs can better cooperate to deliver foreign aid and promote SouthSouth cooperation. The e-book, now available in Chinese, together with the workshop have

highlighted key opportunities and challenges of CSOs regarding foreign aid delivery.

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On March 9th, United Nations Development

Programme (UNDP) China launched a

Chinese version of the e-book Working

with Civil Society in Foreign Aid: Possibilities

for South-South Cooperation? Originally

published in English in 2013, the e-book

looks closely at the potential for civil

society organisations (CSOs) in developing

countries to engage in South-South

cooperation (SSC). Funded by Australian

Aid, the e-book draws from a major UNDP

China study conducted in 2012, including

a number of case studies, undertaken in

partnership with Chinese Academy of

International Trade and Economic Cooperation

(CAITEC).The e-book highlights that

CSOs bring together millions of citizens

for highly diverse purposes in the public

realm and are active in almost all countries

of the world. Partnerships between

governments and CSOs have the potential

to enrich South-South cooperation for

development by broadening and deepening

reach.

To this end, a workshop co-hosted by

UNDP China and CAITEC called Civil

Society Organizations (CSOs) in International

Development Cooperation was organized

building on lessons learned and key

messages drawn from the e-book. The

workshop provided an opportunity for

participants to discuss how governments

and CSOs can better cooperate to deliver

foreign aid and promote South-South

cooperation.The two-part workshop involved

consultations with working level participants

from relevant countries and organizations

with topic expertise and experiences

working with CSOs in foreign aid delivery.

Participants included representatives

from Brazil, China, Switzerland, United

States and international and national

CSOs such as Oxfam, Action Aid, China

As s o c i a t i o n f o r NGO C o o p e r a t i o n

(CANGO) and China Foundation for

Poverty Alleviation (CFPA).

Many CSOs interested in South-South

cooperation strive to be independent and

voluntary organizations, with their own

principles, mandates and programmes.

However, for governments, effective

relationships with CSOs will require the

establishment of explicit areas of common

purpose and objectives.

Within the context of South-South cooperation,

the e-book and workshop raise a number

of interesting points that are important

for deepening the roles of CSOs in SouthSouth cooperation, such as dening the

inclusion of CSOs in ofcial policies for

international development, creating

enabling conditions for CSOs to engage

in South-South work, strengthening the

capacity of CSOs and creating more

space for policy dialogues and mutual

learning.

The e-book, now available in Chinese,

t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e w o r k s h o p h a v e

h i g h l i g h t e d k e y o p p o rt u n i t i e s a n d

challenges of CSOs regarding foreign aid

delivery. This type of research and

dialogue also informs decision-making

f o r b r o a d e r a n d m o r e e f f e c t i v e

engagement with CSOs in international

c o o p e r a t i o n f o r s u s t a i n a b l e

development.

REPRESENTATIVES FROM BRAZIL AND SWITZERLAND SPEAKING AT THE CIVIL

SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS (CSO) IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

COOPERATION WORKSHOP

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·With the rapid growth of cities, it's clear that improving existing slums isn't enough

– cities also need to plan for growth and deliver affordable housing to prevent new

slums from forming.

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Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Building More

Inclusive Cities to Lift the Urban Poor

·Urban specialists at the World Bank Group are examining ways to help cities

develop more inclusively.

·“Social inclusion is more than just democracy or economics. It's about how a city

treats its poor, how it works with marginalized groups, and how it involves the

excluded.”

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With 5 million people moving to cities

every month, urban poverty is an

increasingly complex problem for policy

makers around the world. At the World

Bank Group, urban experts are looking

at innovative ways to help cities reduce

poverty and include the urban poor in

the opportunities offered by growing

cities.

Several trends are making the push for

social inclusion more important than ever,

said Maitreyi Das, a lead social development

specialist with the World Bank Group. The

huge spatial transition of urban areas, the

increased frequency of severe weather

and climate-induced storms, and the explosion

of information technology are just some

of the factors changing the way cities plan

and grow.

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It's difcult to hold a job or raise healthy children without access to water, transportation, and

sanitation. And the few informal settlements that do have access to basic services often pay nine

or 10 times more than other utility customers, he said.

Exclusion Exacerbates Poverty

“We can't continue to run after the problem

to solve it,” he said. “We need to get in

front of it. In other words, couple the curative

with the preventive.”

Bettencourt's Santa Fe Institute is joining with Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI) to develop

a database that organizes information on 7,000 slums worldwide, allowing a comprehensive analysis

of slums, a comparison of settlements, and more comparative information on social inclusion. The

data was collected by citizens who lived in the slums and mapped their own settlements.

“Things that were okay and enough to

do yesterday are not okay and enough

today,” Das said. “The framework for

social inclusion is broad; it's about the

process of improving the ability, opportunity

and dignity of people – who may be

disadvantaged on the basis of their

identity – to take part in society.”

“In the past, our work on inclusive cities

has primarily focused on slum upgrading,

the 'bricks and mortar' interventions, to

del iver infrastructure and improve

services,” said Sameh Wahba, acting

director for the Bank's Urban and Disaster

Risk Management Department. “But with

the rapid growth of cities, it's clear that

it's not enough to just go x existing slums

– cities need to plan for a growing population

and deliver affordable housing to prevent

new slums from forming.”

At a recent workshop, urban specialists

looked at ways to better prepare for the

historic inux of migrant families and the

huge spatial transformation underway in

cities around the globe.In Sub-Saharan

Africa, 200 million people were living in

slums in 2010, nearly 62 percent of the

region's urban population, according to

estimates by UN-Habitat.

Exclusion from society – the focus of the

workshop and the case in nearly all slums

– only serves to make poverty worse, said

Luis Bettencourt, a professor of complex

systems at the Santa Fe Institute.

“Facts such as one communal water tap for every 800 households in a slum are so powerful that

they convince government ofcials why they need to improve living conditions.

Information becomes a tool for engaging government and is much more effective than the past

practices of picketing and confrontation,” said Celine D'Cruz, SDI Coordinator.

Moving Beyond 'Bricks and Mortar'

Diana Mitilin, an economist and social

d e v e l o p m e n t s p e c i a l i s t a t t h e

International Institute for Environment

and Development, agreed.

“Social inclusion is more than just democracy

or economics,” she said. “It's about how

a city treats its poor, how it works with

marginalized groups, and how it involves

the excluded.”

Recent work in Indonesia has found that

the urban poor put a high value on the

co-benets that come with being included

in society, said Judy Baker, a lead urban

specialist in the World Bank Group's East

Asia and Pacic region. A survey conducted

in poor urban areas cited increased income,

secure employment and education as

the top three priorities for poor and

marginalized citizens.

In many cities, urban land is so expensive

that the poor are pushed out, Baker said.

She joined Mona Serageldin, vice

president of the Institute for International

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Urban Development, in stressing the

importance of urban land management

to create sustainable, inclusive cities.

“There is intense competition for urban

land,” Serageldin said.

strategies for inclusion, such as access to land and public transportation, job creation and support to informal entrepreneurs, and policies

for the participation of traditionally excluded groups,” Wahba said. “We need to look at what we could be doing differently and what's not on

the agenda that should be. We need to re-think the traditional approach to inclusive cities and move beyond just 'bricks-and-mortar' work in

slums.”

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workshop, said solutions will “take

complex, multifaceted partnerships.”

He advocated a “holistic approach” to

make cities more inclusive and provide

the urban poor with access to affordable

hous ing, elec tri c it y and sanitation

services, transportation, education,

jobs, and other opportunities necessary

for economic and social development.

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“While some recent slum upgrading projects

have included a broader agenda, it's far less

common to nd emphasis on other important

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In Turkey, the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline is the rst pipeline to transport crude oil

from the Caspian Sea across three countries – Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey – to an

export terminal on the Turkish coast. It has worked to earn the trust of affected communities,

understand the potential social impacts and take action to mitigate those impacts and

promote benecial impacts for communities from the pipeline's presence. BP and the BTC

Company with the support of national NGOs.However，BP is with funding from the BTC

project, it supported an upgrade to the co-operative's milk cooling facility, enhancements

that helped the cooperative to qualify for an increased subsidy from the Turkish government

for each litre of milk that it produces. Otherwise，BP looked for ways to engage these local

shermen in the BTC project and to support the development of their businesses together

with universities and NGOs working in this eld.

BTC

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development, affected communities

voiced concerns about, potential social

impacts from the pipeline construction.

BP aims to build the capabilities of the local

communities where we operate

The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline is the rst pipeline to transport crude oil

from the Caspian Sea across three countries – Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey – to

an export terminal on the Turkish coast. Oil has been owing through the pipeline

since 2006, bringing important new revenues to the host countries.

The BTC pipeline has also brought changes to local villages and towns along its

route. At times, mainly during the early planning stages for the pipeline's

As the operator of the BTC Company, a

consortium formed by the 11 energy

companies that invested in the pipeline

project, BP has worked to earn the trust

of affected communities, understand the

potential social impacts and take action

to mitigate those impacts and promote

benecial impacts for communities from

the pipeline's presence.

Community investment programmes

have a key role in this. In over 300

villages in Turkey, for example, such

investments are adding value by building

local capacity by training and by seeking

to strengthen livelihoods and improve

the quality of life.

Finding common ground in Hasköy

O n e e x a m p l e o f h o w c o m m u n i t y

investment can build local capacity is

the Hasköy village in Ardahan. Some in

the village were originally skeptical

about the BTC Project and raised

several concerns and complaints with

regard to pipeline construction. A group

of international non-governmental

organizations (NGOs) highlighted the

v i l l a g e r s ' c o n c e r n s i n a f o r m a l

complaint. At the early stages of BTC,

community-based initiatives were not

easy to initiate due to a lack of available

resources in the area and the villagers'

perceptions of the project.

T h r o u g h a g r a d u a l p r o c e s s o f

engagement, BP and the BTC Company

with the support of national NGOs who

implemented the project, sought to

better understand the Hasköy villagers'

concerns and sought to address those

concerns through information sharing,

continuous and open dialogue and

t h r o u g h c o m m u n i t y i n v e s t m e n t

programmes.

With funding from the BTC project, for

example, a new multi-purpose agricultural

development co-operative was established,

helping to create a new enterprise for

local farmers and agricultural producers.

Vahip Dursunoglu, the co-operative's

chairman, says, \"Our co-operative was

provided with enterprise capital, a milk

collection vehicle and tanks to collect

milk from villagers from Hasköy and

neighbouring villages. Training was also

given regarding our activities in the

village.\"

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Mr Dursunoglu adds: \"In our village, we

were used to bringing drinking water

fr o m f o u n t a i n s . T h e BT C p r o j e c t

conducted drilling work [for water] in our

village, constructed a water tank and

enabled us to provide water from a mains

water system. Now the water comes from

taps in our houses.\"

with cold storage facilities sufcient to keep several tonnes of sh during the high-catch season. This enabled the co-operative's shermen to

offer their sh directly to wholesalers at higher process than before. And by working as a co-operative, the shermen also gain buying power

when purchasing nets and other supplies needed for their trade.

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BP supported dozens of local shermen

in developing a shing co-operative, with

Mr Göregen as its chairman, and funded

the construction of a shop where the cooperative could sell its members' catch –

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BP continues to seek to offer support to

the co-operative as opportunities arise.

In 2013, BP supported an upgrade to the

co-operative's mi lk cool ing faci l ity,

e n h a n c e m e n t s t h a t h e l p e d t h e

cooperative to qualify for an increased

subsidy from the Turkish government for

each litre of milk that it produces.

Developing a shing

co-operative in Gölovası

Fishermen from the village of Gölovası,

on the Mediterranean coas t, were

uncertain about the potential impact of

the BTC project and shipping terminals

on their ability to continue shing in the

area.

BP looked for ways to engage these local

shermen in the BTC project and to

s u p p o rt t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e ir

businesses together with universities

and NGOs working in this eld.

\"We started to understand each other,\"

says Metin Göregen, a local sherman

who worked for the BTC Company from

his own boat during construction of a

j e t t y. \"Af t e r w a r d s , p r o j e c t s w e r e

executed in co-operation and positive

results were obtained.\"

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Lulu
Xue

China's Guangchangwu – loosely translated

as “square dancing” – gathers large

groups of people for dancing in public

squares, on street corners, and in

parks. Although a popular pastime among

retired and senior members of society,

Guangchangwu is not typically embraced

among younger generations. Although

a recent series of confrontations over

Guangchangwu likely indicates a cultural

clash between olderandyoungergenerations,

the most pressing issue it raises is the

ever-prominent problem confronting

urban planners in China: how to design

socially inclusive cities that meet the

diverse accessibility needs of different

social groups, including seniors. And

beyond that, how can Chinese urban

planners promote social integration while

mitigating possible negative externalities,

like noise from Guangchangwu?

GUANGCHANGWU

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CHINA'S CHALLENGE: DESIGNING

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Guangchangwu sparks controversy

in China

Guangchangwu embodies an active

lifestyle and promotes social interaction

and physical exercise, but its noisiness,

d o m i n a n c e o f p u b l i c s p a c e s , a n d

connotation with the old-fashioned have

recently stimulated great controversies

and heated online discussions.

who seek to build community by participating

in Guangchangwu or other activities in

public spaces.

Although aging population structures are

not common in the developing world, China

h a s e x p e r i e n c e d a r e m a r k a b l e

demographic shift throughout the past few

decades, 'due in part to the country's

“ O n e - c h i l d Po l i c y ” a n d u n i v e r s a l

healthcare system. According to the 2010

Sixth National Census, individuals aged 65

and over constitute 9% of the entire

population, a gure that's nearly doubled in

30 years. The population aged 60 and older

now totals 190 million, which surpasses

any other country in the world – and it's still

growing by 3% each year. At this rate, it is

estimated that one out of every ve people

will be in the elderly bracket by 2030.

Seniors general ly exhibit different

lifestyles, preferences, and physical

mobility than younger populations. A

2007 study revealed that older Chinese

individuals are more likely to spend

longer amounts of time during non-peak

hours on recreational and discretionary

activities than younger individuals.

Furthermore, most outdoor activities

that seniors engage in take place within

a one-kilometer (0.62 miles) radius of

their homes, which underscores the

importance of improving urban and

community design to ensure higher

quality of life – seniors aren't willing or

able to travel longer distances to tap into

social networks.

test. The invasion of Guangchangwu “dancing

queens” to parking spaces, street corners, and

other public spaces is merely one facet of how

existing urban planning fails to address the

needs of seniors. Another example is that many

special care facilities for seniors are located on

the periphery of cities, where essential public

amenities like hospitals and mass transport are

extremely lacking. Finally, in cities throughout

the country senior-friendly resources l ike

signage, outdoor chairs, and walkable spaces

are often ignored, even when they're originally

planned.

In suburban Beijing, a man went so far as

ring gunshots and releasing Tibetan

mastiffs to disperse a crowd of Guangchangwu

dancers. In Taizhou, Shandong Province,

Guangchangwu “dancing queens” stirred

up disputes over parking spaces they illegally

commandeered as their dance oor, outlined

with duct tape. These disputes stem from

urban planning practices that don't adequately

address the needs of groups like seniors,

China ushers in an era of aging

Why urban planners need to

pay attention to seniors

Dancers gather in Shenzhen, China's Futon Cheng

square. Dancing in public spaces is a popular

pastime in China, particularly among seniors, but

it has sparked recent controversies and highlighted

the country's challenge of designing socially

inclusive cities. Photo by dcmaster/Flickr

Socially inclusive design requires

fresh thinking for Chinese cities

China's rapidly aging society is putting the

country's pensions, healthcare, and caregiving

systems – as well as its urban planning – to the

In order for China's cities to be truly accessible

for all of their residents, urban planners should

consider the following questions:

At the citywide scale, what does the large

senior population mean for the economy and

society? What vision and policies can we employ

to address the needs of a changing population?

At the community level, how can we design

communities that enable seniors to maintain

independence and a high quality of life as they

age? Is there sustainable funding available to

implement plans to make communities more

livable and socially inclusive?

In regards to transport planning, how do we

shift away from the over-emphasis on meeting

commuters' needs to addressing the mobility

needs of all members of society? How can we

design complete streets that enable safe and

efcient access for all users?

As the composition of Chinese cities change,

seniors are just one vulnerable social group that

is often overlooked by the country's top-down

planning system. Rural-urban migrants, lowincome individuals, individuals with disabilities,

and other minority groups are often similarly

excluded. With Chinese cities making progress

towards sustainable development, it's time for

urban planners to begin planning cities where all

people feel valued, differences are respected,

basic needs are met, and everyone can live in

dignity.

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Bernica Nduta

In Africa, women are bearing the brunt of the negative aspects of one of the key drivers of

this growth：ENERGY. rural electrication projects are being carried out in central Kenya by

Practical Action Eastern Africa to help 3,000 households achieve better health through

improved indoor air quality. The households have been targeted with new technologies

piloting the use of the CleanCook ethanol stove in urban settings and providing access to

sustainable and efcient household fuels.

，

， Prac ti cal Ac tion

Eastern
Africa 3,000

CleanCook” ，

GENDER SENSITIVITY KEY TO SUSTAINABLE

ENERGY ACCESS.

more than two million households in rural Africa rely on inferior biomass fuels as energy

sources for their homes and women are the main managers of household energy.

Policymakers must therefore understand the gender roles assigned to women by society to

help draw the direct link between gender and energy. Women in the informal sector

contribute a great deal to the local economy and funding should be allocated to help them

develop the non-conventional energy sources they use.

Mensah指出超过200万在非洲农村的家庭， 依靠劣质生物质燃料作为家用能源来

源，而妇女就是这些家用能源的主要管理者。

因此，决策者们必须了解社会给予女性的角色分配，才能帮助他们了解性别与能

源之间的直接联系。妇女们在非正规行业对本地经济做出了相当大的贡献，所以资金

就应该分配给她们，以帮助她们去发展所需要的非常规能源。

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sustainable development in Africa, yet

they also bear the brunt of the negative

aspects of one of the key drivers of this

growth: energy.

This was the hot topic at a side event

involving the civil society and organisers

of the 2nd high-level meeting of the

Africa-EU Energy Partnership held in

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, last month (11-13

February).

“Civil society argues that poverty

has a female component and

policymakers must develop energy

policies that strengthen women's

economic capacity to eradicate

'feminized' poverty.”

Bernice Nduta, SciDev.Net

After hearing from Radha Muthiah, the

executive director of Global Alliance for

Clean Cookstoves, that women and

children are the most affected by the

h e a l t h p r o b l e m s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h

cookstove smoke and which contributes

to more than 15,700 deaths in Kenya a

year, I was left wondering if something

could be done about such a plight.

projects carried out in central Kenya by

Practical Action Eastern Africa to help

3,000 households achieve better health

through improved indoor air quality.

At the meeting, Kenya's Siaya county

governor Cornel Rasanga urged civil

society to help educate the people on the

use of renewable energy, environmental

conservation, citing the serious depletion

of forest cover in most parts of Africa.

quality of life in rural Ghana by increasing

access to clean energy sources.

I had an unusual feeling when the communiqué

acknowledged the need for stakeholders

to be gender-sensitive to promote sustainable

energy access inAfrica.

The households have been targeted with

new technologies, piloting the use of the

CleanCook ethanol stove in urban

s e t t i n g s a n d p r o v i d i n g a c c e s s t o

sustainable and efcient household fuels.

“It is important to encourage the people to

adopt safer, alternative sources of energy

so that they also benet from the concept

of carbon credits,” Rasanga appealed.

Mensah noted that more than two million

households in rural Africa rely on inferior

biomass fuels as energy sources for

their homes and that women are the

main managers of household energy.

“The promotion of clean energy impacts

the lives of these women and children by

freeing the time they spend in fetching

water and collecting rewood so that they

can pur sue education, agri cultural

production and other income-generating

activities,” Mensah explained.

Policymakers must therefore understand

the gender roles assigned to women by

society to help draw the direct link

between gender and energy.

Civil society argues that poverty has a

female component and policymakers

mus t develop energy pol i c ies that

strengthen women's economic capacity

to eradicate 'feminized' poverty.

Governments could, through partnerships,

draw on women's practical experiences as

users and suppliers of domestic energy.

Women in the informal sector contribute

a great deal to the local economy and

funding should be allocated to help them

develop the non-conventional energy

sources they use.

By understanding the linkages between

g e n d e r, e n e r g y a n d p o v e rt y, t h e n

policymakers wi l l from a sustainable

d e v e l o p m e n t p e r s p e c t i v e promote

gender awareness and mainstreaming in

e n e r g y - r e l a t e d o r g a n i s a t i o n s t o

develop long-term gender-sensitive

pol icies and programmes.

What a relief it was when an upbeat

presentation showed rural electrication

The presentation that carried the day

was given by Sabina Anokye Mensah,

CEO, Anomena Ventures, an organisation

that aims to improve the livelihoods and

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By Design Workshop, Inc., Austin, TX & Aspen, CO

Thishas legs and was done without a lot of budget. The

information is conveyed clearly and logically. The cultural and environmental

aspects are good. The documentation is excellent and the renderings are beautiful. It

shows there was a lot of community involvement in New Orleans.”—2013

Professional Awards Jury

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Lafitte Greenway + Revitalization Corridor | Linking

New Orleans Neighborhoods

As one of the rst revitalization projects since the devastation of 2005's Hurricane Katrina, the

3.1-mile linear Latte Greenway will become a vibrant, multi-modal transportation corridor linking

residents to the heart of New Orleans, Louisiana. The landscape architect led a multi-disciplinary

effort—incorporating public input, synthesizing many measurable objectives and working across

a range of scales—to transform an old industrial rail corridor into a celebrated Greenway.

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The City of New Orleans retained a multi-disciplinary team to complete four

comprehensive tasks: 1) the Latte Greenway Master Plan, 2) the Latte Corridor

Revitalization Plan 3) construction documents for the Greenway and an 4)

Operations and Maintenance Plan. This extraordinary effort required the design

team to assess the role of the Greenway within the City as a whole, identify a

revitalization strategy for the entire Corridor and create a detailed design for the

implementation of the Greenway. The consultant team planned and designed at

these three distinct scales but also advised on the important management, budget

and operations of the Greenway.

The community engagement approach was inclusive of all segments of the New

Orleans community, with specic focus on neighborhoods and organizations within

the Corridor. The overall strategy involved a series of three public meetings, eight

public presentations, over 75 stakeholder meetings, online surveys and Chip Game

events with 12 constituent groups. The Chip Game was a collaborative exercise

The overall design concept draws upon principles of historic ecology and builds upon

the rich layers of the site's history while also taking into account community input and

previous plans. The historic alignment of Carondelet Canal is marked by a mile-long

bosque of bald cypress trees evocative of the Cipriére au Bois (Cypress Forest) that

once covered the site. Within this grove is an ephemeral rain garden lled with

stunning displays of native Louisiana iris, New Orleans' city ower. Rust stained

bands ofpaving trace the location of train tracks once traversing the site. Plantings

reect the natural vegetation patterns of south Louisiana with swamp species that

transition to bottomland hardwoods and upland species as the Greenway rises to the

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Envisioning the Greenway

The Challenge

Garnering Community Support

allowing the community to suggest types of park facilities and landscape treatments

appropriate to the Greenway. The foundation of the game was developed through

recommendations for park programming based on the Corridor's population of

13,583 residents. Chip Game results allowed the consultant team to develop a local

park program standard which could be used as a guide for future park planning in the

city. The Chip Game was played by various stakeholder groups of the Latte

Greenway including the Friends of Latte Corridor, community members, and

students from the local high school and elementary school.

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Metairie Ridge and natural level of the

river.The design creates synergies

between existing community facilities

a n d d e s i g n e d e l e m e n t s o f t h e

Greenway, providing open space for

formal and informal activities. Georeferenc ing of 18th centur y maps

identied the location of the Carondelet

Wa l k , a h i s t o ri c t o w p a t h o f t h e

Carondelet Canal. The new Carondelet

Walk of crushed, recycled brick provides

a secondary path within the park and a

grand promenade, much as the original

had done 200 years before. In addition

to a ne walking surface, according to

New Orleans tradition, a line of red brick

dust wards away enemies and evil

spirits! A new community garden is

placed where the Latte community

garden, once the longest continuously

operated community garden in America,

was located.

The plan successfully responds to the

needs of adjacent communities and it

replenishes the barren stretch of land

into a lush, vibrant Greenway. Most

importantly, this plan gives back to the

City of New Orleans and capitalizes on

underutilized public space, bringing the

citizens of New Orleans together on a

common ground. By taking a comprehensive

approach to analysis and implementing

a robust planning process, the Latte

Greenway considers all voices of the

people and breathes life into an iconic

T h e d e s i g n f o r t h e G r e e n w a y

incorporates sustainable design through

green stormwater infrastructure, native

plantings, adaptive re-use of existing

b u i l d i n g s a n d t h e r e d u c t i o n o f

i m p e r v i o u s s u r f a c e . T h e L a  t t e

Greenway will be one of the rst projects

in New Orleans that creates measurable

outcomes that aim to lessen the effects

of urban heat island and increase

s tormwater management capac it y.

Specical ly, the restoration of the

natural edge conditions of Bayou St.

John will encourage sh and wildlife

h a b i t a t , s u p p o rt b i o d i v e r s i t y a n d

increase water quality. The recongured

community space will provide a hill and

amphitheater for local communit y

festivals such as Bayou Boogaloo.

Future ↑ The browneld site known as the Latte Greenway crosses seven historic New

Orleans neighborhoods. While the Greenway currently acts as a divider of these

neighborhoods, the design and revitalization strategy aims to unite these communities

on a common ground

Sustainable Principles

Greenway.

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The Latte Greenway, a 54-acre barren

stretch of land once used as an industrial

rail corridor, is poised to become a catalyst

for change in the Crescent City.

Between 1800 and 1900, the railroad and Carondelet Canal served as extensions of

Bayou St. John that facilitated trade to the City. The bayou was channelized and tree

canopy severely degraded, as this once rich ecosystem diminished due to

urbanization

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As the area re-emerged as a potential

Greenway, the design team investigated

systems that speak to the restoration of

history, hydrology and ecology. The Canal

and railroad are revealed through the use

of linear rain gardens and a multi-modal

transportation network.

An in-depth analysis of the New Orleans

landscape typologies shows the diverse

ecotones that bisect the Corridor and

Greenway. Subtle changes in elevation

i n f o r m t h e p l a n t i n g d e s i g n t h a t

determines which types of plant species

will thrive in this complex environment.

homes and businesses. Strategies to

mitigate stormwater runoff include

carving out recreation elds that double

as natural stormwater reservoirs.

↑ While there is some park space and

neutral grounds for recreation, the area

l a c k s s u f  c i e n t p r o g r a m m i n g a n d

connectivity. A signicant goal of the

plan is to provide program elements

determined by the local community while

ensuring the safety of visitors.

SUSTAINABLE PRACTICE ZONES

The Greenway trail weaves through

elds, orchards, rain gardens, and

recreational spaces, creating dynamic

e x p e ri e n c e s a c r o s s t h e s i t e . Th e

Greenway is transformed into a spine

that not only connects neighborhoods,

but provides distinction of design,

function, context, and environmental

responsibility.

The immense amount of support for the

design and construction of the Greenway

resulted in a plan that was truly created

by a collective effort from the City,

stakeholders, community members, and

the design team.

Research of the hydrology revealed that

the Greenway is a high point and actually

causes localized ooding of adjacent

↑ Portions of the historic canal are reenvisioned as recreational spaces and

provide artistic opportunities to display

ecological and historic processes. By

capitalizing on existing infrastructures,

t h e d e s i g n a c h i e v e s t h e g o a l o f

mitigating stormwater and increasing

quality of life.

↑ (left)T he historic alignment of the Canal

is retrotted as a rain garden with 100-

percent native plant material. The design

achieves environmental sustainability by

restoring the native ecology and increasing

habitat for wildlife, while providing essential

recreation space for the community.(right)

The plan responds to the needs of the

community and replenishes the barren

stretch of land into a lush Greenway. Most

importantly, this plan capitalizes on

underutilized public space, bringing the

citizens of New Orleans together on a

common ground.

WHEN SHOULD YOU BUILDAN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY?

The work of building inclusive communities is not easy; results will not occur

overnight. It takes time, patience, perseverance, and courage, because this work

is about transforming attitudes, behaviors, and policies. It requires strategies

that operate at multiple levels, including the individual, group, and institutional

levels.

WHAT IS AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY?

BUILDING INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES

HOW DO YOU BUILD AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY?

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The information in this section is based on previous work by Chavis, Lee, and Buchanan

(2001). This work was supported, in part, by grants from the Ford Foundation, Mott

Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and American Psychological Association.

occur in some communities, demonstrate how important it is for us to build an

inclusive community.

Global changes and natural disasters have led to the migration of people to different

communities all over the world. Communities that were once fairly homogeneous are

experiencing large inuxes of newcomers from different racial, ethnic, and cultural

backgrounds.

A community that feels threatened by its growing diversity or is at a loss about what

to do with the newcomers is at risk for all kinds of harmful confrontations including

riots. Consider a community that went from being primarily European American to

being a multicultural community. When the new members started to move into the

community, the existing organizations, which reected the dominant culture, did

nothing to change the way they go about doing their business. One day, an African

American boy who was attempting to cross the street was killed by a drunk driver

who happened to be of European descent. The driver did not get the punishment that

the African Americans in the community felt he deserved. The boy's family, friends,

and other African American citizens staged a protest in front of the city hall. Feelings

of injustice were already on the rise. When a European American citizen walked by

the protest and made a derogatory comment, a ght broke out and before they knew

it, there was a riot.

Could the violence have been prevented? Most likely, if there had been structures

and processes in the community to ensure that all its citizens were treated equally

and fairly. Such negative incidents, which have happened before and continue to

WHAT IS AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY?

An inclusive community:

Does everything that it can to respect all its citizens, gives them full access to

resources, and promotes equal treatment and opportunity.

Works to eliminate all forms of discrimination.

Engages all its citizens in decision-making processes that affect their lives.

Values diversity.

Responds quickly to racist and other discriminating incidents.

Why is building an inclusive community important?

Acts of exclusion and injustice based on group identity and other factors should not

be allowed to occur and/or continue.

All people have the right to be part of decisions that affect their lives and the groups

they belong to.

Diversity enriches our lives, so it is worth our while to value our community's

diversity.

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Types and sequence of strategies selected – if there were a crisis, you might have to

start with a strategy that transforms the conict. If there was no crisis, but rather the

vision of a community leader that sparked the effort, you might consider starting with a

public education campaign.

Resources available – more resources could be mobilized if the motivation came from

a large institution or a local foundation.

Amount of support and obstruction – if the dominant group in the community is just as

motivated as any other group, there is likely to be more support. If, however, the

dominant group has no interest in changing the status quo, there are likely to be more

barriers.

Rate of progress – if the major leaders and groups support the effort, progress is likely

to be faster.

Expected outcomes – if the goal is to raise awareness, everyone involved is likely to

be satised if they learned new things about other groups. If the goal is to promote fair

treatment of every group, everyone involved is more likely to be satised by policy

change.

In 1995, the city of Clarksburg in West Virginia experienced a demographic change

when the FBI's Fingerprint Identication Services Division moved into the

community, bringing along with it more than 2,000 African American employees. One

day, a young European American man burned a cross on the lawn of an African

American FBI employee's house. This incident made the citizens of Clarksburg

realize that it was important to build a community that appreciated its new diversity

so that such acts of hate don't occur again. Hence, Clarksburg began its journey

towards building an inclusive community. The story of Clarksburg is told in M.

Potapchuk's book Steps Toward an Inclusive Community.

WHEN SHOULD YOU BUILD AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY?

An inclusive community can be built at any time. The need to have an inclusive

community, however, is most obvious when there has been a decision or an incident

that caused harm to a particular group of people.

It is important to consider the motivation behind an individual, a group, or a

community's desire to build an inclusive community because the motivation affects

the following:

DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND GATHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMMUNITY.

Find out what major groups live in the community and learn their history (i.e., length of

residence, migration patterns, changes in political, economic, and social status)

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There are a couple of ways to do this.

You can start by contacting local government agencies and planning groups. You

could also check out the Census Bureau and/or the website of the city or county;

consult the National Neighborhood Indicators Project read the local community

newspapers; drive and walk around the community and pay attention to social activities,

housing developments and conditions, street life, etc.; attend community activities

and talk to people; and meet with local community leaders.

diversity, the closing down of a major factory that cost many residents their jobs, the

establishment of a casino, or the expansion of a mental health center. Consider the

links between such events and other changes in the community. Pay special attention

to how these events have affected the major groups in the community.

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Keep in mind: You may be perceived by the community as representing the organization

that hired you to gather the information, or as favoring the identity group that you

may be associated with. One way to overcome this perception is to work closely with

community citizens that represent different groups. Attend meetings and events with

them.

Observe and ask about the characteristics that distinguish the groups from one another.

Such characteristics could include cultural tradition and ethnicity, socioeconomic class,

employment categories, and/or religion.

Learn about the social organization of the different groups, including their social

points, support networks, and major institutions.

Identify the major events (e.g., political, social, and economic) that affect the community.

These could include the election of a new mayor who does not value the community's

Tip: How do you determine if you have heard from every major group in an equitable way?

Conduct the same number of interviews or discussions with each major group.

You could conduct a survey and ask group members to name their most inuential

leaders (or the leaders in whom they place the greatest trust), and then speak to

those leaders.

Identify and attend the events that signify the traditions of the community. Such

events could give you insights into whether or not the community values its diversity,

what is important to the community, and which group is most visible and valued. They

could also provide an ideal forum for distributing information and demonstrating

change.

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ENGAGE THE MOST INFLUENTIAL LEADERS REPRESENTING

THE MAJOR GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY FROM THE

BEGINNING TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE.

Convene a community council comprised of inuential leaders from different groups

to help you review, analyze, and summarize the information that you gathered before.

Be sure to identify cultural resources and assets as well as needs.

Consider the way in which a problem or concern was raised and described by different

groups and their leaders and the groups that may be associated with being the

perpetrators, objects, or by-standers of exclusive practices. This information will

give you a sense of the individuals or leaders who are most ready for change and

those who are most resistant to change.

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The process of convening this community council is an important consideration when

you are working with two or more racial, ethnic, and cultural groups to build an inclusive

community. Consider carefully the history of exclusion and power differences. See

Tool #1 for a guide on establishing a diverse community advisory board or council.

WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL TO IDENTIFY

POTENTIAL ENTRY POINTS AND/OR STRATEGIES FOR

BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY.

BRING TOGETHER PEOPLE REPRESENTING DIFFERENT

GROUPS AS EQUALS IN TERMS OF POWER, RESPECT, AND

IMPORTANCE.

Make sure that all groups involved are considered as equals. Processes and

procedures, formal or informal, must be put in place to ensure that people are

treated equally and that decisions are made collaboratively. A simple and common

example is how language differences are dealt with during meetings and other forms

of interaction.

Tip: You may nd that the community has a list of concerns. In order to prioritize

which common concern should be addressed rst, you could consider:

The concern that impacts the most number of groups.

The potential consequences, if the concern is not addressed.

The feasibility and practicality of addressing and resolving the concern.

Results from past polls and formal surveys.

A common goal helps groups understand that they share certain desires or goals,

which compels them to work together rather than against one another.

CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF DIFFERENT

GROUPS TO IDENTIFY AND SHARE THEIR SIMILARITIES AND

DIFFERENCES.

By getting to know someone as an individual, there is less of a tendency to perceive

another group as monolithic and homogenous. This allows members of groups to

recognize that even though they may differ in some ways, they may share a common

identity or common goals and perceptions in others.

Find a phrase that appeals to all the groups (e.g., \"better quality of life,\" \"safe

streets\") and facilitate discussions about the meaning of that phrase to each person

and each group. Build in time for informal social opportunities to talk, share a meal,

etc. as part of these discussions.

Coordinate activities and events to celebrate the community's diversity.

Educate the different groups and the larger community about conditions and forces

that help shape a group's identity and current situation. This is essential, because

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otherwise, groups can end up appreciating their similarities only and ignoring the

structural factors (e.g., institutionalized racism) that underlie and perpetuate their

differences. If the root causes for such differences are not recognized and

addressed, the change that comes about from your effort will be supercial or shortlived.

Conict between two or more groups may be unavoidable if they don't understand or

appreciate one another's cultures, have misinformed or negative stereotypes about

one another, and/or compete with one another for resources and power.

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ALLOW FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF EACH GROUP'S ASSETS

AND USE AND EXCHANGE THEM AS PART OF YOUR EFFORT.

Assets in this context refer to the values, traditions, historical events, art forms,

language structure, and other characteristics that make a group of people proud

about their identity.

Find opportunities for this type of exchange to occur throughout your effort. For

example, you could create such opportunities for members of the community council

and during other community discussions. You could work with the editor of the local

newspaper to publish a series of articles about the assets of each major group in the

community, or you could also work with a popular radio station to allocate an hour a

week to share such information.

Recognize that different groups have their own ways of dealing with conict. Some

cultures encourage their members to conform, while other cultures encourage their

members to challenge the forces that impinge on their rights. The goal is not to do

away with conict, because that is an impossible task, but rather to use conict in a

constructive way to develop people's capacity to work together.

Consider hiring an outside facilitator who can work with you and the community

council throughout the effort to transform conicts. Recognize that the potential

facilitator's perceived group identity (this might be any characteristic from a physical

trait to something less visible) could have a positive or a negative effect on the

process. Make sure you, the potential facilitator, and the community council discuss

this concern before actually getting down to work.

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ENSURE INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOR PROMOTING INCLUSION, EQUITY, AND JUSTICE.

Equity means that everyone has equal access to economic, social, and educational opportunity. Justice means we uphold fair treatment and due reward in accordance with honor,

standards, or law.

Support from institutions (e.g., local governments, schools, community networks, faith groups, the media) are essential for creating an environment that supports your community effort.

Because of the status, power, resources, and relationships that these institutions have, they could either sanction or obstruct your effort.

Identify and engage institutional leaders in your effort, if they are not already part of the community council. You could make presentations about your effort or invite them to participate in

an event or activity.

Find a way to show the institution how it could benet by valuing and including all of the major groups.

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The work of building inclusive communities

is not easy; results wi l l not occur

overnight. It takes time, patience,

perseverance, and courage, because

this work is about transforming attitudes,

behaviors, and policies. It requires

strategies that operate at multiple levels,

including the individual, group, and

institutional levels.